Letitia (King) Bird (abt. 1773 - 1868)

Born about 1773 in County of Senegal, Ireland

Wife of Samuel Bird — married 1803 in County Donegal, Ireland

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1868 at about age 95 in Birdton, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Letitia KING was born in 1772 in Cavangarden, Donegal, Ireland. She married Samuel BIRD in 1803 in Northern Ireland. She emigrated to New Brunswick some time before 1825 with her husband and son, and settled at Birdton, Parish of Douglas, York County, New Brunswick, about 1825. They Cleared there land and raised children . She died on March 2, 1868, in York, New Brunswick, Canada, at the impressive age of 96, and was buried there.

Children of this marriage:

1) Robert Bird born 1804, died 1897, m. Charlotte Pugh born 27 Feb 1813, died 20 Nov 1867: had thirteen children:

2) Samuel Bird Jr. b. 1807, m. (1st) Mary Douglas b. 1820, d. 16 Apr 1867, d/o John and Margaret Isabella Douglas, m. (2nd) Ann - born 1821: settled in Douglas, NB and had eight children:

3) James Bird b. 1809, d. 1869:

4) Margaret Bird born 1811, m. John Lockhart: went out west:

5) John Bird b. 1813, d. 1907, m. Ellen Gorman b. 1826: had eight children.

Sources: Bio and Family, Samuel Bird History^[1]

Residence:

1851 Douglas, york,New Brunswick, Canada ^[2]

1861 Douglas, york,New Brunswick, Canada ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ , Province of New Brunswick Archive Collections: MC1/Springer, 1 page: see MC80/708 W. Austin Squires’ The Bird family in Central New Brunswick: descendants of Samuel Bird: see also MC80/1397Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, page 213: see also MC80/1728 Marilyn Stewart-Evans’ Saint Marys’ families Stewart-35389
2. ↑ Source: 1851 Census, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns ForCensus Place: York, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_1717; Page: 95; Line: 311851 census
3. ↑ Source: 1861 Census, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1007 1861 census

• Find A Grave, database and images Find a Grave memorial page for Letitia King Bird (1775–2 Mar 1868), Find A Grave Memorial no. 123928552, citing Birdton United Church Cemetery, Birdton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by Beverly Quigg Kirk (contributor 48093671) .

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Cristie Veeder for starting this profile.